[rhn-users] RedHat ES 3.0

[Riley, Liz (ACHE)]

> I have a server running RedHat ES 3.0.   It is mainly used as
> a webserver for a
> couple websites.   Using Linux software RAID 5.    In the
> past couple weeks it
> has gone into a state of not responding.    I cannot log in
> remotely, I have to
> go to the server.   The message on the screen reads:  "Raid
> 5:   Resync finished
> ".   From what little I've read it appears it is just trying
> to resync a few
> files across the software raid to mirror the drives.    What
> if anything could
> be causing it to not respond?   Is there anything I can do to
> prevent this?

Might depend a little on what disk failed, and how long the resync took.
If the system disk failed and took a long time, it wouldn't be that
unsurprising that the server hung.

I assume if its not responding, but now finished its resync, you tried
restarting it?
How many disks failed?

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